CPT Knowledgebase - Jan 27, 2020

A surgeon performs a takedown of a fistula in the posterior wall of the fourth portion of the duodenum via an open approach. This is followed by elevation and placement of a vascularized omental flap to cover the space between the repaired duodenum and an aortic graft that was placed in a prior operation. How should this be reported?

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